History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 4: Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942-August 1942

Volume 4: Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942-August 1942 details the American victory in the Coral Sea and the U.S. Navy's stunning defeat of a far superior Japanese force at Midway, as well as the events leading up to the six-month struggle at Guadalcanal. This volume also provides a richly detailed look at the first-year exploits of the "Silent Service": the fledgling American submarine corps in the Pacific. Morison supplements his firsthand experience of American operations and access to Allied documents with critical information from the Japanese side.Samuel Eliot Morison is the author of 'History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 4: Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942-August 1942', published 2001 under ISBN 9780252069956 and ISBN 0252069951.